Washington · Home Values · 2024
Washington home prices 2024 — median, average and county breakdown
According to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024), the median home value in Washington is $564,600. Across the 39 counties measured, home values range from $239,200 in Garfield, WA to $859,900 in King, WA.
Washington median home value, 2024
Most expensive counties in Washington
| County | Median home value |
|---|---|
| King, WA | $859,900 |
| San Juan, WA | $799,200 |
| Snohomish, WA | $696,000 |
| Island, WA | $593,300 |
| Whatcom, WA | $585,800 |
Most affordable counties in Washington
| County | Median home value |
|---|---|
| Garfield, WA | $239,200 |
| Columbia, WA | $271,200 |
| Adams, WA | $273,300 |
| Ferry, WA | $283,400 |
| Lincoln, WA | $292,800 |
Average vs median home price — what's the difference?
The figure $564,600 is the median home value reported by the US Census Bureau — the middle value when every owner-occupied home in Washington is sorted by price. Median is the standard measure used in housing reporting because it is not skewed by a small number of very expensive properties. The "average" home price searched for online almost always refers to this median value; true arithmetic averages tend to be 10–30% higher than the median in markets with high-end outliers, but the Census does not publish that figure.
For Washington specifically, the Census also reports a median monthly rent of $1,760 and a price-to-income ratio of 5.8×. Both are sourced from the same 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates release.
Explore Washington on the map
The figures above are static snapshots. The full county-level breakdown — including rent burden, price-to-income ratio, owner cost burden, and population change — is available on the interactive map.
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